steve_k
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For the guy who has everything, especially too many amps - get an Eggie SS-4 Amp Switcher. Purchased from Ultrasound. It came without a manual, but I emailed Bruce and he emailed me the manual. It doesn't take a rocket scientist, but I wanted to get the MIDI stuff worked out right away instead of trial and error as I usually do.
Anyway, the unit is worth its weight in gold. Well built, solid, totally transparent, dead quiet and easy to set up. Normally, I would be wiring up through several different boxes for layering heads and using multiple amps with their own cabs and having to tote that shit around. By the time I get set up, I am off on another tangent and question the need for running heads together. But, this has opened up a whole new thing in having 2-4 of the favorite heads and a cab or two. Or, set up for use as a W/D/W rig with the line out. It has a built in level control for anything line out so you can control that age old problem right at the unit.
I have it set up now in a simple rig. Just below in the other rack are my Friedman Marsha and Naked heads. Each have such a unique inherent tone, it was a shame to put them together, as something would surely be drowned out. Running them separate was the best thing to fully utilize them. I don't care for FX loops or multi-FX boxes. So, basically, there are a few stomp boxes in front of the amps using the GCX then out from the GCX to the SS-4. Running two 16 ohm Mills cabs for an 8 ohm load. Everything is switched using a DMC Ground Controller for presets and instant access and is a breeze to set up. The most important things is for it to be quiet and to not have any lag time in switching. And, here it excels as there is no lag or noise.
If you have been contemplating isolating your rig and use multiple heads and common cabs, you don't have a whole lot of choices. The market is fairly slim right here between Egnater and Custom Audio and maybe one or two others and Radial. Problem with Custom Audio is nailing Bob down long enough to get his interest and actually build something and follow through with delivery. Trust me though, the SS-4 is a fine piece of kit and highly recommended.
Here's a couple of tidbits of info I wanted to find out before buying. It will phantom power a MIDI controller with a standard 7 pin MIDI cable. It can be controlled with "program change messages" or "CC" messages from a controller. It also has a 9VDC phantom power plug for use with a Rocktron controller or similar. It comes set up to read MIDI on channel 1. But, you can pop the hood and use the dip switches if you want something different. You can also switch manually, but that isn't very cool.
Lastly, Bob is a good guy and nearby if needed. Hey, just realized I don't have an Egnater amp...
Steve
(aka Ex-Lax)
Here's a shot of it in the rack.
Anyway, the unit is worth its weight in gold. Well built, solid, totally transparent, dead quiet and easy to set up. Normally, I would be wiring up through several different boxes for layering heads and using multiple amps with their own cabs and having to tote that shit around. By the time I get set up, I am off on another tangent and question the need for running heads together. But, this has opened up a whole new thing in having 2-4 of the favorite heads and a cab or two. Or, set up for use as a W/D/W rig with the line out. It has a built in level control for anything line out so you can control that age old problem right at the unit.
I have it set up now in a simple rig. Just below in the other rack are my Friedman Marsha and Naked heads. Each have such a unique inherent tone, it was a shame to put them together, as something would surely be drowned out. Running them separate was the best thing to fully utilize them. I don't care for FX loops or multi-FX boxes. So, basically, there are a few stomp boxes in front of the amps using the GCX then out from the GCX to the SS-4. Running two 16 ohm Mills cabs for an 8 ohm load. Everything is switched using a DMC Ground Controller for presets and instant access and is a breeze to set up. The most important things is for it to be quiet and to not have any lag time in switching. And, here it excels as there is no lag or noise.
If you have been contemplating isolating your rig and use multiple heads and common cabs, you don't have a whole lot of choices. The market is fairly slim right here between Egnater and Custom Audio and maybe one or two others and Radial. Problem with Custom Audio is nailing Bob down long enough to get his interest and actually build something and follow through with delivery. Trust me though, the SS-4 is a fine piece of kit and highly recommended.
Here's a couple of tidbits of info I wanted to find out before buying. It will phantom power a MIDI controller with a standard 7 pin MIDI cable. It can be controlled with "program change messages" or "CC" messages from a controller. It also has a 9VDC phantom power plug for use with a Rocktron controller or similar. It comes set up to read MIDI on channel 1. But, you can pop the hood and use the dip switches if you want something different. You can also switch manually, but that isn't very cool.
Lastly, Bob is a good guy and nearby if needed. Hey, just realized I don't have an Egnater amp...
Steve
(aka Ex-Lax)
Here's a shot of it in the rack.
